Yesterday’s Nano-Nano meeting brought two Nanos again The socialist leadership asks for the members of the KOZ, while the President of the Republic does not accept that the five members elected by him should step down Page 3

Without finalized 1 and the transformative socialist lot on the dimensions of the administrative division in Local Government, included after the pass with all the population and the time-consuming infrastructure. Unlike the ministers of the socialist government as well as the reformers of local administration in Local Government, it is, first of all, to increase the degree of fragmentation in order to administer power locally. From these concepts of the government, Four more socialist transformers in local government have also been added; the greatest increase 1/3; the decentralized network; and coordinated decentralization in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic. 4-7 [?] places have been realized for much larger levels of government, at the district level, but in most villages and communes the process remains unclear. On the basis of several criteria drawn from the experience of others and the needs of the country, the main question is: how can administrative reform be harmonized with local elections and with the functioning of communes and municipalities? Meanwhile, as has already been clarified earlier, not untruthfully, the model of decentralization of local government has been conceived through the division of competencies and revenues. In other words, it concerns the level of organization of the structures, the municipalities and communes, the district and the relations with the prefect. Instead of reform, a drawn-out process has been chosen, with many conflicts with the opposition, but also with the districts themselves and local structures. For the government, local municipalities have become political and electoral spaces more than a public service for citizens. More than a real decentralization to expand freedoms and responsibilities in decision-making, we have a formal redimensioning of local government. On the other hand, this also appears in the relationship between large municipalities, communes, prefectures and districts, where powers have not been clearly divided and where the promised decentralization risks remaining only on paper. If these standards are not achieved, it will be difficult for Local Government to be effective and functional. page 10

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During a still incomprehensible ceremony held by the assistant in Tirana, the U.S. flag with the PS inscription and the American flag without the proper colors were displayed. According to the spokesman for the American embassy in Tirana, this use of the U.S. flag with internal political symbolism is unacceptable and harmful to official relations. Three types of flags were distributed at the center near the members of the American flag, the one with the PS symbol and an incorrect inscription “Skanderbeg”. Since this use of the flag of another country in party events has not been viewed favorably, the American embassy issued an immediate clarification, asking that such confusion be avoided in the future as well. The foreign press and public opinion have also reacted to this incident, describing it as a sign of a lack of institutional care. A.N. Mythos

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